Section 19-1C-01 - Safety and Community Relations Plans(a) Before the Department approves the operation of a facility under this title, including by granting a license to the facility, the Department shall require the facility to establish and implement:(1) A safety plan for the safety of the individuals served by the facility; and(2) A community relations plan, if the facility is:(i) Accredited by an accreditation organization, as defined in § 19-2301 of this title; and(ii) Required by the accreditation organization to establish and implement a community relations plan.(b) The Department may authorize a facility to satisfy the requirement under: (1) Subsection (a)(1) of this section by implementing a safety plan established for the facility for another purpose, including an emergency plan; and(2) Subsection (a)(2) of this section by implementing the community relations plan required by the accreditation organization.(c) A facility in operation on or before September 30, 2021, shall submit a safety plan on or before October 1, 2023, in accordance with this section.(d) Each facility shall revise its safety plan not less than every 5 years.(e) A facility may satisfy the requirement under subsection (c) of this section by implementing a safety or emergency plan established for the facility for another purpose.Amended by 2022 Md. Laws, Ch. 513, Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2022.Added by 2021 Md. Laws, Ch. 801, Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2021.